After a string of three wins, Bret Harte's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Summerville Bears by a score of 6-5. Bret Harte has struggled against Summerville recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Bret Harte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Lenard, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Summerville's side, Lucca Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other pitching news, Titan Calise tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Larson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonny Whitney, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Bret Harte's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Summerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Bret Harte will head out on the road to take on Calaveras at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calaveras' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bret Harte's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Summerville, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Amador at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Summerville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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